The family of beloved Turlock High assistant basketball coach Jonathan Williams has reached a settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit stemming from a fatal three-vehicle collision in December 2023. Attorney Adam Stewart of Moorad Clark & Stewart represented the Williams family throughout the case. Jonathan Williams, 48, was a fixture in the Turlock basketball community....Read More

A civil lawsuit filed in Stanislaus County Superior Court has drawn significant attention to allegations of financial misconduct at one of the Central Valley’s largest frozen vegetable producers. Cebro Frozen Foods Inc., headquartered in Newman, has sued its former Chief Financial Officer Robert Fantazia and members of his family, alleging a multimillion-dollar embezzlement scheme carried...Read More

Family members of Turlock basketball coach Jonathan Williams, who was killed in a crash Dec. 29, have filed a $10 million lawsuit against the teenage driver at fault and his father. The plaintiffs include the coach’s wife, Belinda Williams, and children, Jaydon, Jamison, Jordan, Jonathan Jr. and Shea. They seek damages in Stanislaus Superior Court...Read More

A 17-year-old Turlock boy was detained Thursday on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter in connection with the death of Turlock High School basketball coach Johnathan Williams, according to the Turlock Police Department. Williams was killed in a three-vehicle collision while on his way to a basketball tournament at Pitman High School on Dec. 29. The vehicle...Read More

A claim has been filed against the Newman Crows Landing Unified School District by the parents of a teenager who was beaten by another teen during school hours at West Valley High School. The claim, which could lead to a lawsuit if not settled, states that the District failed to take steps that would have...Read More

By GUY McCARTHY The Union Democrat A Sonora police sergeant resigned in May during a dispute with his neighbors on BlackbirdLane, off Campo Seco Road and southwest of Sonora city limits, and the police department is investigating. Scott Mallon, a U.S. Navy, Army and Army National Guard veteran who has served in law enforcement for...Read More